Stories of the Scholar Mohammad Amin Sheikho
Part One: His Life, His Deeds, His Way to Al'lah
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About this listen
Mohammad Amin Sheikho.
Birth: 1890 A.D.
Death: 1964 A.D.
Precept: Interpretation of the Holy Qur'an.
Early Years
Scholar Sheikho was born in al-Ward district in Sarouja Quarter, one of the historical districts of Damascus, in Syria which was called mini-Istanbul during the period of the Ottoman rule. He was raised in an Arab style house situated opposite the famous public al-Ward Bathhouse. This house stands there to the present day.
Scholar Sheikho was still young when his father, the merchant Ismael Sheikho, departed this world. Mohammad Saleem, the only and elder brother of Mohammad Amin, was assigned as a director of the Military School during the Ottoman rule.
Education
At the age of 12 the boy who was to become the great scholar was enrolled at al-Rashidiya School, he then went on to complete his studies in Amber, the Royal Ottoman Faculty in Damascus. He received many certificates of praise and commendation during the Ottoman rule and then under the reign of King Faisal in Syria. There are many copies of these certificates still preserved in trustworthy hands.
One of His Pupils
Professor A. K. John, alias al-Dayrani is the best known and most distinguished among the pupils of Scholar Sheikho. He received a certificate of General Education (a Syrian certificate which included the study of nine different sciences). Prof. al-Dayrani collected and verified more than 50 books which were dictated by Scholar Sheikho and written on his behalf.
Therefore his name is always mentioned in association with the name of Mohammad Amin Sheikho.
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Story5 out of 5 stars 78
Great Lives: Joseph presents a fresh look at one of the most intriguing characters in the Old Testament and focuses on the virtue of forgiveness in the face of deceit and betrayal. From the jealous rage that prompts his brothers to sell him into slavery to his astounding rise to national power, Charles Swindoll follows Joseph through temptation, imprisonment, his ascension in Egyptian society, and the brothers who deceived him. Despite the incredible challenges he faced, Joseph stood firm, exemplifying what's possible when ordinary people maintain their connections with God.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Such an excellent book and amazing insights into the life of Joseph. One of my new favorites!
- By Harlem_Labs on 05-30-24
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Bad Girls of the Bible
- And What We Can Learn from Them
- By: Liz Curtis Higgs
- Narrated by: Liz Curtis Higgs
- Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 205
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 173
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 174
Ten of the Bible's best-known femmes fatales parade across the pages of Bad Girls of the Bible with situations that sound oh-so-familiar. Eve had food issues. Potiphar’s wife and Delilah had man trouble. Lot’s wife and Michal couldn’t let go of the past, Sapphira couldn’t let go of money, and Jezebel couldn’t let go of anything. Yet the woman at the well had her thirst quenched at last, while Rahab and the sinful woman left their sordid histories behind.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not for the pure and sensitive.
- By Mary & Scott on 01-03-19
By: Liz Curtis Higgs
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The Betrothed
- A Novel
- By: Alessandro Manzoni, Michael F. Moore - translator, Jhumpa Lahiri - afterword
- Narrated by: Ari Fliakos, Susan Vinciotti Bonito
- Length: 22 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 41
The Betrothed is a cornerstone of Italian culture, language, and literature. Published in its final form in 1842, The Betrothed has inspired generations of Italian readers and writers. Giuseppe Verdi composed his majestic Requiem Mass in honor of Manzoni. Italo Calvino called the novel “a classic that has never ceased shaping reality in Italy” while Umberto Eco praised its author as a “most subtle critic and analyst of languages.”
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1 out of 5 stars
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How to ruin a masterpiece
- By McMurrab on 10-31-22
By: Alessandro Manzoni, and others
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The Betrothed
- By: Alessandro Manzoni
- Narrated by: Nicholas Boulton
- Length: 24 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 206
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 178
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 178
After the jealous tyrant Don Rodrigo foils their wedding, young Lombardian peasants Lucia and Lorenzo must separate and flee for their safety. Their difficult path to matrimony takes place against the turbulent backdrop of the Thirty Years War, where lawlessness and exploitation are at their height. Lucia takes refuge in a convent, where she is later abducted and taken on a nightmarish journey to a sinister castle, while Lorenzo goes to Milan, where he witnesses famine, riots, and plague - all evoked through meticulous description and with stunning immediacy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic reading of a great work of literature
- By Pia Crosby on 03-25-19
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Jacob T. Marley
- By: R. William Bennett
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 4 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,871
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,590
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,571
"Marley was dead to begin with...." These chillingly familiar words begin the classic Christmas tale of remorse and redemption in A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Now R. William Bennett rewinds the story and focuses the spotlight on Scrooge’s miserly business partner, Jacob T. Marley, who was allowed to return as a ghost to warn Scrooge away from his ill-fated path. Why was Marley allowed to return? And why hadn’t he been given the same chance as Ebenezer Scrooge? Or had he?
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5 out of 5 stars
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I Save My Five Stars for Books like This!
- By Gillian on 01-27-14
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Abraham
- One Nomad's Amazing Journey of Faith
- By: Charles R. Swindoll
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 219
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 187
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Story5 out of 5 stars 189
When we rewind history to Abraham's era, we encounter people who concocted false superstitions to explain the unexplainable. Powerful kings claimed to be gods, building massive pyramids in an attempt to achieve immortality. Out of this mass of misunderstandings, this collage of confusion, one man emerged. Why, thousands of years later, are we still discussing the faith of this desert nomad? Chuck Swindoll answers that question and many more in this compelling and insightful biography that will inspire your own faith.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Father of Faith
- By POTSY on 01-06-17
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Our Nig, or Sketches from the Life of a Free Black in a Two-Story White House
- By: Harriet Wilson
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 2 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 110
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 92
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 92
This is the autobiographical novel by Harriet Wilson, the first African-American to publish a novel in North America. Originally published in 1859, it was rediscovered in 1982.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not a great book but an important one
- By Andre on 08-11-14
By: Harriet Wilson
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Demian
- By: Hermann Hesse
- Narrated by: Jason McCoy
- Length: 5 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 92
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 83
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Story4 out of 5 stars 82
Demian: The Story of Emil Sinclair's Youth is a Bildungsroman by Hermann Hesse, first published in 1919; a prologue was added in 1960. Demian was first published under the pseudonym "Emil Sinclair", the name of the narrator of the story, but Hesse was later revealed to be the author.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A pre-Great War, gnostic, Jungian bildungsroman.
- By Darwin8u on 07-13-12
By: Hermann Hesse
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Demian
- By: Hermann Hesse
- Narrated by: Michael A. Smith
- Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 70
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 65
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 65
The passionate account of a young man's growing awareness of his own identity, of his involvement in the secret and dangerous world of petty crime, and how, influenced by a precocious schoolmate, he rebels against convention and discovers not only the great joy of independence, but his own new powers for good and evil.
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5 out of 5 stars
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i came here because of kpop
- By Christine K. on 09-07-16
By: Hermann Hesse
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The Novice Unabridged
- A Story of True Love
- By: Thích Nhất Hạnh
- Narrated by: Dan Woren
- Length: 2 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 95
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 73
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Story4 out of 5 stars 77
Born to an aristocratic family in rural Vietnam, Kinh Tam’s uncommon beauty and intelligence were obvious to all she encountered. From an early age she was drawn to the teachings of Buddha and the rewards of a monastic life, but to please her family she agreed to walk the traditional path of marriage. Throughout her marriage, Kinh Tam’s mind was devoted to her husband but her heart never waivered from her true calling.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Lost in translation?
- By Jan on 07-02-12
By: Thích Nhất Hạnh
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If Men Are Like Buses, Then How Do I Catch One?
- When You're Standing Between Hope and Happily Ever After
- By: Michelle McKinney Hammond
- Narrated by: Michelle McKinney Hammond
- Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
- Abridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 47
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 40
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Story5 out of 5 stars 41
Fans have asked for more from Chicago talk show cohost Michelle McKinney Hammond - especially women from her huge following of Christian singles. If Men Are Like Buses will pick them up where two previous best sellers left off, with counsel that is both enjoyable and instructional. "The mood of the book is conversational, scriptural, with a touch of humor," Michelle says. "It's the kind of book I wanted but couldn't find, so I had to write it!"
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful book
- By Amoore on 08-11-23
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Experiencing Spirituality
- Finding Meaning through Storytelling
- By: Ernest Kurtz, Katherine Ketcham
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt, Shannon Parks
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Story5 out of 5 stars 25
In Experiencing Spirituality, Ernest Kurtz and Katherine Ketcham take listeners on a journey through storytelling as a means of self-discovery. Recounting and interpreting great wisdom stories from all ages and all cultures, as well as telling many of their own, the authors shed light on such experiences as awe, wonder, humor, confusion, and forgiveness. In story after story, seekers look to those whose lives reveal a special quality - sometimes called spirituality - and ask the masters what they must do to attain that same quality.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another winner!
- By Strawberrygirl2 on 01-11-15
By: Ernest Kurtz, and others
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The Shelter of God's Promises
- By: Sheila Walsh
- Narrated by: Sheila Walsh
- Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 52
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Story5 out of 5 stars 52
In a world of uncertainty, pain, and struggle, where do you find solid assurance and unshakeable truth? Gifted Bible teacher and inspiring Women of Faith speaker Sheila Walsh offers powerful, heart-filled teaching on ten bedrock promises of God, providing the foundation for daily confidence, joy, and hope. In The Shelter of God's Promises, Sheila searches Scripture for what God has promised us, what God's promises mean, and how encounters with Christ are the eternal fulfillment of His unrelenting commitment to us.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love It
- By Amazon Customer on 05-02-19
By: Sheila Walsh
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Father Sergius & Other Short Stories
- By: Leo Tolstoy
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 4 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 89
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 68
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 67
Tolstoy brings to these brief tales the same psychological depth and spiritual insight found in his larger works. In fact, his short stories are an excellent place to begin reading this great author. In them, you will find the same challenging themes of morality, forgiveness, redemption and more.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Unusual and enjoyable
- By Tad Davis on 06-17-11
By: Leo Tolstoy
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The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas
- By: Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis
- Narrated by: Edoardo Camponeschi
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Story4 out of 5 stars 32
Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis (1839-1908) was the greatest writer ever to come from Brazil and one of the masters of nineteenth-century fiction. Susan Sontag calls him "the greatest writer ever produced in Latin America", surpassing even Borges. Harold Bloom says that Machado is "the supreme black literary artist to date". And Allen Ginsburg calls him "another Kafka". And The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas is his masterpiece, a dazzling, tragic, and profound novel that belongs next to the greatest works of his contemporaries Melville and Dostoevsky.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A hidden masterpiece
- By C. Park on 08-09-18
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The Three Marriages
- Reimagining Work, Self and Relationship
- By: David Whyte
- Narrated by: David Whyte
- Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 409
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 286
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 281
According to Whyte, we humans are involved not just with one marriage with a significant other. We also have made secret vows to our work and unspoken vows to an inner, constantly developing self. Whyte's thesis is that to separate these marriages in order to balance them is to destroy the fabric of happiness itself; that in each of these marriages, will, effort, and hard work are overused, overrated, and in many ways self-defeating.
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5 out of 5 stars
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RARE SELF-HELP BOOK THAT ACTUALLY HELPS
- By Elizabeth on 03-05-09
By: David Whyte
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Four Pillars of a Man's Heart
- Bringing Strength into Balance
- By: Stu Weber
- Narrated by: Stu Weber
- Length: 2 hrs and 41 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 178
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 156
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Story5 out of 5 stars 154
Building upon the "four pillars of manhood" model set forth in his best seller Tender Warrior, author Stu Weber leads listeners in an expanded, in-depth biblical exploration of what it means to be a king, warrior, mentor, and friend. Addressing key circumstances faced by men of all ages and backgrounds, Four Pillars of a Man's Heart focuses on areas of struggle and opportunity faced by husbands, fathers, and single men.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Audio version is missing several chapters
- By James Lyman on 11-11-16
By: Stu Weber